Nahida Akter

Nahida Akter (born 2 March 2000) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. She is a right handed batsman and a slow left arm orthodox bowler. She made her debut in international matches against Pakistan in a T20 match on 30 September 2015.[1][2]

Nahida bowling for Bangladesh during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Nahida Akter
Personal information
Full nameNahida Akter
Born (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000
BattingRight handed
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 23)4 October 2015 v Pakistan
Last ODI4 November 2019 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 24)30 September 2015 v Pakistan
Last T20I2 March 2020 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014-15Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan Women
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I
Matches 13 23
Runs scored 19 5
Batting average 1.90 2.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 11 2*
Balls bowled 491 482
Wickets 11 25
Bowling average 27.90 16.56
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/22 3/27
Catches/stumpings 3/- 9/-
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 2 March 2020

In June 2018, she was part of Bangladesh's squad that won their first ever Women's Asia Cup title, winning the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup tournament.[3][4][5] Later the same month, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[6]

In October 2018, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[7][8] In August 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[9] She was the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in the tournament, with ten dismissals in five matches.[10] In November 2019, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[11] The Bangladesh team beat Sri Lanka by two runs in the final to win the gold medal.[12]

In January 2020, she was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[13]

References
  1. Player profile at ESPNCrinfo
  2. Player profile at CricketArchive
  3. "Bangladesh name 15-player squad for Women's Asia Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  4. "Bangladesh Women clinch historic Asia Cup Trophy". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. "Bangladesh stun India in cliff-hanger to win title". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  7. "Media Release: ICC WOMEN'S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018: Bangladesh Squad Announced". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  8. "Bangladesh announce Women's World T20 squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  9. "Bangladesh name 14-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  10. "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019 - Bangladesh Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  11. "Nazmul Hossain to lead Bangladesh in South Asian Games". CricBuzz. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  12. "Bangladesh women's cricket team clinch gold in SA games". The Daily Star. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  13. "Rumana Ahmed included in Bangladesh T20 WC squad". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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